After their stroll in the park Jane and Maura went back to work. When they reached the elevator they parted ways; Maura went to her office to finish some paperwork and Jane went to do the same at her desk.
A couple of hours later Jane was done with her paperwork, so after she said goodbye to Frost and Korsak, she took the elevator down to the morgue. When she reached the door to Maura's office, she noticed that the ME hadn't yet noticed her presence, so Jane sneaked up behind her friend and covered her eyes. For a moment Maura tensed when she felt the hands over her eyes, until she realized they were her friend's hands. She smiled and said, "I think this is the part where you're supposed to say 'Guess who?' but you probably won't because you know that by asking that you will reveal who you are because of the distinct sound of your voice." The detective uncovered the ME's eyes and turned the chair around so that Maura was facing her. "You're no fun," the detective answered with a little pout. In response Maura just smirked and said with a seductive voice, "Oh I'm plenty of fun, wait until we get to my house and I'll show you how much fun I can be." Hearing that, Jane felt her face grow hot. Seeing her friend's reaction Maura started laughing and hearing her laugh Jane couldn't help but laugh a little too. "So are you ready to go home yet?" she asked the ME. When Maura smiled and nodded they left the morgue after making sure it was locked and headed towards Jane's car. They got in the car and drove towards the ME's house.
After parking her car in front of Maura's driveway, Jane got out and went around the car to open the passenger side door. Maura smiled at Jane's gesture and after she got out of the car they walked side by side to the front door. As soon as they reached the door, Maura grabbed the detective by the collar and pulled her down for a kiss. Even though it didn't last long, it still left Jane's head spinning from the surprise. When Maura pulled back she smiled and said, "Weren't you the one that said we shouldn't let the mistletoe go to waste?" Jane was still recovering from the surprise kiss, when she answered, "Yeah, I did...I uh just wasn't expecting you to be the one to initiate." Maura started to contemplate her friend's answer, and Jane seeing this answered "Not that I mind you initiating, like I said back at the park I'd enjoy any kiss with you." Hearing this, the ME smiled. Then they went inside and after locking the door and hanging their coats they went to sit on the couch. Now that they were sitting down, is when Maura realized that she hadn't thought everything through; one thing was having a mistletoe above the entrance to her home, but having one above her bedroom door was another thing entirely. It would've been understandable if it were at Jane's apartment where they shared the same bed, but here at her house even if Jane decided to stay over tonight, she would sleep in the guest room not her bedroom. Noticing her friend was deep in thought, Jane grabbed Maura's hand and asked her what was wrong. "I was just thinking that...I...you know...," she sighed took a breath and continued a bit calmer "I just realized that the mistletoe above my bedroom door might not have been such a good idea considering if and when you sleep over you do so in the guest room not in the same bed as we do in your apartment." After hearing this Jane stayed silent for a while before saying, "When I said I would enjoy any kiss with you I meant it. You don't need mistletoe to kiss me, and I hope I don't need one to kiss you. If you want me to sleep over I will, and if you want me to sleep in your bedroom...," she blushed, "I will. I really don't expect anything beyond kissing right now, but...," she grabbed both of Maura's hands and started caressing them with her thumbs, "I really like being this close to you, and I wouldn't mind sleeping with you in my arms and waking up with your arms around me." After she finished she looked at the ME and smiled. Maura smiled back and squeezed Jane's hands as she asked "Sleepover?" When Jane nodded in response, Maura leaned forward, rested her forehead against Jane's and asked a bit shyly, "With me?" Knowing exactly what her friend meant Jane smiled, rubbed her nose against Maura's and said yes.